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Put It Back

from LUMA by Matt Epp

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We put the last things first
And the first things last
Soon someone’s gonna come
And put it back

If the Earth is a horse
We are the flies
A flick of the tail
And we burn in the sky

If we haven’t learned it yet
We won’t learn it now
We’re drinkin’ the milk
Without feeding the cow

We put the last things first
And the first things last
Soon someone’s gonna come
And put it back

He’ll put the last things last
And the first things first
When Jesus comes back
He’s gonna throw it in reverse

I’m the last songwriter
With a lifetime of songs
The last generation
To pass them along

God too is a songwriter
Earth is a song
Play it right
‘Cause we’re playing it wrong

After we’re gone
From the place that we’ve been
Animals are gonna raise
Our last children

They’ll be talkin’ to the animals
Talkin’ to the trees
Connected to the Earth
‘Cause they’re down on their knees

We are bad guests
Makin’ a mess
Spillin’ the wine
On the hostess’ dress

It don’t mean nothing
If you ain’t got love
What good is evolution
If we don’t evolve

Help a brother out
When he gets burned
When he comes back
Gonna be your turn

You got the right stuff
But the order’s all wrong
Put it back in order
Just the way it belongs

You don’t take the cubs
Away from the sow
Don’t make the ox
Follow the plow

You don’t get the pay
If you don’t do the job
And you don’t get a break
If you steal and you rob

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from LUMA, released October 7, 2014

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Award-winning songwriter Matt Epp is the quintessential troubadour. Born in the Canadian prairies, he has won the admiration and hearts of an audience that spans the globe.

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